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Board member confused about units held in trust
Question: I am a new member of our condo board. I think I understand most of the issues we face but I'm completely confused about units that are held in trust. Who can vote for these units? Who has the authority to participate in meetings? Who can live there? Is it like a corporation?
Answer: A trust is an agreement, not an entity like a corporation or partnership. This agreement is between the "Settlers," "Trustees" and "Beneficiaries."
The Settler conveys property to a Trustee who agrees to hold the property "in trust" for the Beneficiaries. The Trustee deals with the property as if the Trustee were the absolute owner but his or her authority is limited by the terms of the Trust Agreement and must be exercised in the best interests of the Beneficiaries.
The Trustee is designated on the deed of conveyance and in the Trust Agreement. This person is the owner of the property and a member of the association. Beneficiaries may be entitled to act on behalf of a residence also but an individual claiming to be a Trust Beneficiary should provide documentation as evidence.
The Beneficiary may occupy the residence subject to association governance. The Board should require the Trustee to appoint a "primary occupant" for the residence. This person should have the same use rights as any other resident. Anyone else claiming use rights through the Trust should be deemed a tenant or guest (as the case may be) and subject to applicable restrictions. To determine eligibility, the Board should request copies of the relevant portions of the Trust for review.
Your Board should request that the Trustee provide a proxy appointing the Beneficiary as the proxy holder if the Beneficiary is to vote. The Board may not need to permit a Beneficiary to participate in meetings since the Beneficiary is not the "owner" or Member. If a Beneficiary makes a request for official records, written authorization from the Trustee is sufficient evidence to comply with the request.
As with any issue that may require clarification, consider seeking the advice of an attorney who is knowledgeable in the issues of community associations, especially trusts.
Attorney Sylvia Heldreth is a certified specialist in real estate law. Her office is located at 1215 Miramar St., in Cape Coral.
This article is not intended as specific legal advice to anyone and is based upon facts that change from time to time. Individuals should seek legal counsel before acting upon any matter involving the law.


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Digital technology is enabling new biopharma value propositions.
Technology is increasingly a strategic topic for biopharma leaders, as digital and data analytics are exploited for competitive advantage. Many new opportunities exist—from screening potential research targets and using big data analytics in clinical trials, to leveraging digital to create more efficient processes and disruptive products and services that fully engage and provide value to key stakeholders.
Exploiting technology is a complex challenge. Leaders in biopharma are taking a more strategic approach to technology in several important areas: digital, big data and advanced analytics, simplified technology, capability building, and technology-enabled transformation.
In the near term, the digital revolution is particularly relevant to product marketing and stakeholder engagement. New channels—including online marketing campaigns and smartphone apps—hold the promise of increasing the top line and reducing costs. Companies must see multichannel marketing as the transformation of an entire process, not simply as an add-on to traditional marketing.
The digital revolution is also an increasingly important topic in R&D and operations—from enabling new models of collaboration in research and efficiency in operations to creating disruptive "beyond the pill" solutions that allow patients and consumers to better manage their medical conditions.
The winners in the digital arena will be companies that take an agile approach to strategy, digitize the core business, create disruptive products and services, capture value from data, and build capabilities and a differentiated ecosystem. Technology is a crucial enabler of success in the commercial, operational, and scientific sides of the business.
Anatomy of the Bionic Company
The successful company of the future will blend human and technological capabilities.
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This is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney about your specific situation. Never rely on a blog – even one authored by an attorney.
I just authored a post on Rain City Guide regarding a buyer's potential liability under a federal law, the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA). If you don't have time to check it out, here's the quick-n-dirty:
FIRPTA requires a buyer to determine whether the seller of real property is a "foreign person" as defined by the act (essentially any non-resident alien). If the seller is a foreign person, then the buyer is responsible for withholding 10% of the sale price and forwarding it to the IRS. This insures that the seller pays the tax due on the gain from the sale.
Here's where it gets really interesting: if the seller is in fact a "foreign person," yet the buyer fails to so determine and fails to withhold and forward the 10% to the IRS, then the buyer is liable for the 10%. Ouch! That's quite a bite! The current NWMLS form contracts specifically inform the Closing Agent to make this determination and to withhold these funds on the buyer's behalf if appropriate. However, most escrow instructions (which supplement the contract) relieve escrow of this responsibility. As a result, most Closing Agents don't determine whether seller is a foreign person and won't withhold the funds. So if you're the buyer, and if the seller is indeed a foreign person, you run a risk of serious liability to the IRS absent this determination and withholding.
At WaLaw, we're lawyers. It is part of our job to insure you comply with the law. Unlike your average real estate agents (I suspect "almost all" is more appropriate) we appreciate this law and the obligations it imposes, plus the penalty if you don't comply. When you hire us, you know that you won't fall into this trap. Oh, and you'll save alot of money, too!
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One Response to "Buyer Liability for Seller's Tax under FIRPTA: Another Great Reason to Use WaLaw"
Informative post. Most agents do no know of the FIRPTA foreign person law, they properly know more about the foreign person buyer law. Wondering out loud; do you know if any body got into trouble because of this law?


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Security with open() in CGI scriptsby Coplan (Pilgrim)
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Coplan has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:
Once again, I have another CGI question, but this time relative to security. I'll admit, I know very little about security, and while the -T flag does help, I know that there is always something I might overlook. Just last night, my friend noticed in one of his own scripts that there was a bit of a security loophole in the open command. Apparently, someone figured out how to use some sort of escape commands in the URL to hack into his system. His script's purpose was different -- basically a way for people to view static HTML documents which were parsed into his web-page's table structure. Mine, on the other hand, is a bit different, but I imagine I could potentially have the same loop hole.
Before I show you my little sub-routine, a little background. For obvious reasons, I am not going to display the whole program here. The premise of this sub-routine is that I have a template file, an HTML document, that has commands within it (for example: <!-- fillin(getContent) --> ). Basically, a template is loaded, and based on the input into the CGI, the content will replace the fillin() tags. That in itself is not a security hole as one might think, because I have it set to check whether said commands actually exist earlier in the script (an earlier subroutine). Anyhow, my concern is with the open() command. Here's my code:
Is there any sort of protection I should be adding over the opening of such a file? Maybe some sort of regexp to disallow anything that shouldn't belong? I know in my friend's case, his program allowed user input through the URL. In my case, there is no way for the person to input that template file. The template file is based on a theme that they can select from the database. The file itself is stored within the database.
While I am at it, is there a safer way, in general, to open files in perl? Most of what I do with perl is web development, so this might be useful to know anyhow.
Once again, thank you for your help. I've learned a lot from this wonderful community, and I hope to continue doing so.
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As I've started to think up Paludarium 2.0, more and more ideas are popping up. The most recent one: How to build the water household. With all the things I want, and all the technology I can build, I am now thinking up the specs and features I need/want, and how I can build them so that it will actually work, and most important, KEEP working.
Specs for the flow of water
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Heats jersey are UGLY :barf:
Heats jersey are UGLY :barf:
Oh come on Chandler, Bosh isn't real center, you can do better against him.
Felton is a warrior no denying that!
J.R. Smith got the green light....
Felton is playing with a more serious injury than what Melo has because he knows we need him. Chalmers, Battier, Cole, and Haslem all came back from injuries to play in this game cause they knew it was a big game so why can't our leader. He doesn't even have to play well just by going out there it would show the rest of the guys how committed he is this season.
All reports before the game everyone was saying there's no way he's gonna miss this game and talking about how good his shot looked in warm ups. Plus this is not the type of injury he would make worse by playing so it's just a matter of playing through the pain and he elected not to. Do you think Kobe would even entertain sitting out a game like this?
Continuation my asss....:barf:
Since when does foul + travel = continuation?
What bone bruise? Ray Felton is killin it. :smokin:
I dont like the way were really playing, no ball movement.. whoever gets the ball just shoots it.
We need to feed wallace in the post and try and get better looks
Impressive start from Felton and the Melo-less Knicks. I like the tempo, I like the D.
Win or lose, if the Knicks maintain this aura of toughness and determination this will be a good game.
Hey folks, sorry about giving out the wrong lineups, I guess they did last minute changes.
How could we leave Mike Miller that open? :barf:
Ugh **** to you Mike Miller.


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June 11, 2008
Thressea Boyd
Director of Communications
Schloss Named President of Valdosta State University
ATLANTA - (June 11) - Dr. Patrick J. Schloss, president of
Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, was named
today as the eighth president of Valdosta State University (VSU) by
the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Schloss is expected to assume his new post in July. He replaces Dr. Ronald Zaccari, who retires on June 30, 2008 after six years as president.
Regent Elridge McMillan served as the chair of the Special Regents' Committee charged with interviewing presidential finalists submitted by the campus-based Presidential Search and Advisory Committee and making a recommendation to the chancellor and full Board of Regents for final approval. "Dr. Schloss has the right combination of leadership skills temperament and experience needed to take Valdosta State University to the next level," McMillan said. "He is the perfect fit for Valdosta State."
"We are enormously fortunate to have recruited Dr. Schloss as the next president of Valdosta State," said Dr. Susan Herbst, USG executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer. "He is a scholar of tremendous accomplishment, a bold and strategic academic administrator, and someone with the innovative ideas to strengthen all aspects of VSU. The future of VSU is bright, and Dr. Schloss is the person to lead the way,"
During his tenure as president of Northern State University, Schloss initiated a strategic planning process titled the "Margin of Excellence." The plan focused on three institutional priorities including recruitment, retention, and faculty scholarship. Over the first four years of the program, headcount enrollment increased 12 percent. Other "Margin of Excellence" accomplishments included a four percent increase in student retention, substantial growth in support for faculty scholarship, and creation of a budget process linking institutional objectives to campus resources. The latter achievement was cited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) as being "worthy of emulation" by similar institutions. The Commission accredited Northern, with no further review, for the next ten years. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Northern State as second among public undergraduate institutions in the Midwest.
Prior to arriving at Northern, Schloss served Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in several capacities, including acting president, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and assistant vice president and dean of Graduate Studies and Research. Schloss also served as director of the Office of Research in the College of Education and professor and chair of the Department of Special Education at the University of Missouri, and professor-in-charge of special education at The Pennsylvania State University.
Schloss has published over one hundred peer reviewed articles and ten books. His latest book is Instructional Methods for Adolescents with Learning and Behavior Problems. He has served as editor or consulting editor for a number of journals relating to issues and methods for supporting individuals with disabilities.
Schloss received his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education from the University of Wisconsin (1979), a M.S. in Counseling from Illinois State University (1976), and a bachelor's degree in Special Education from Illinois State University (1974).
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During GUADEC, I took the time to do a little exercise.
Most times, I don't really pay any attention to trolls, let alone doing something to convince them that they are wrong. However, in the recent years there has been a rumour around that in the context of GNOME, there has been a growing tension between Red Hat and Canonical employees.
In order to exemplify and nurture the healthy coexistence of two rival companies within a community that strives for a symmetric and balanced treatment to all parties, I've been going around camera on hand to see how well Canonical and Red Hat employees like each other:
Unfortunately, things got out of hand, and the experiment only had limited success, here are a few subjects exposing inappropriate behaviour:
These last incidents have already been reported to the pertinent authorities.
Jokes aside, it is an immense pleasure to work with such an amazing community, full of remarkable people, employed or volunteers, you all rock guys.


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Governmentwide Relocation Advisory Board (GRAB)
On July 9, 2004, a Charter was filed in Congress establishing the Board. The Board was governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463). The Board's mission was to review the existing policies promulgated through the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) for relocation and associated reimbursements and allowances for federal relocating employees in the continental United States (CONUS). And upon its review recommend improvements for better management of governmentwide relocation and provide GSA with advice regarding relocation best practices.
Board's Report
On September 21, 2005, Becky Rhodes, former Deputy Associate Administrator for the General Services Administration's (GSA), Office Governmentwide Policy, received the Governmentwide Relocation Advisory Board's report titled "Findings and Recommendations [PDF - 795 KB]." This report heralds the Board's fourteen month foray into the federal government's relocation processes and contains a total of 111 recommendations in the areas of: budget data and tracking, residence transactions, relocation reimbursements, transportation and storage, and administration and management.
Update: Final Rule - FTR Amendment
GSA's relocation policy experts analyzed the GRAB regulatory changes and created a proposed rule, which was published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2007 (72 FR 43216). GSA then combined the Relocation Best Practices Committee (RBPC) proposed rule and the GRAB proposed rule into one final rule. This final rule which was published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2011 (76 FR 18326) and will be effective on August 1, 2011, implements many of the changes sought by both proposed rules.
The shortcut to this page is www.gsa.gov/grab.


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Gosling free to leave Everton
Everton's Dan Gosling is free to join another club after an independent hearing ruled the midfielder no longer has a contract with the Merseysiders.
The 20-year-old's deal expired at the end of last month and although the Toffees had made a verbal offer to the player they had not put it in writing.
That meant Gosling could leave Goodison Park without Everton being entitled to a fee despite him being under 21, which usually triggers some sort of compensation for the work the club have invested in his coaching. The case went to the Premier League and a panel ruled in the player's favour.
"An independent hearing, convened under Premier League Rules, was held last week to look into the contractual status of Dan Gosling," said a statement released by the Premier League.
"Having looked into the matter, and considered the arguments of both Everton and the player, it was determined that the player is unattached and entitled to a free transfer.
"This is subject to a right of appeal by Everton which must be brought within 14 days of the decision."
Everton refused to comment on the case or their next course of action.


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Hasbro's GI Joe Renegades Q&A
So, what shall we ask?
/edited for final submitted question
OK, here's what I sent:
since Zartan and the drednoks have been introduce are they gonna have Zartans siblings? Zarana and Zandar ?
1. he obvious one, are we getting figures based on the look of the characters?
2. Is Season 2 have a greenlight yet?
3. Are we going to be seeing more obscure joes show up since this is an all new continuity? Or will it be mainly just the characters we have seen and the most popular characters?
4. I have only seen the first 4 eps so far so this might be already answered but, Will we see the formation of a formal G.I.Joe backed team sometime in the future as outlaws are good for a while but lets face it, It's the A-Team with Joe Names.
If you mean as in cartoonish look they have said that they will keep with the 25th style and not do the cartoonish and some may get made in another question and answer page.
All they would have to do really is new head sculpts. I don't collect 25th style figures anyway so I don't know why I care other then maybe getting more kids collecting and keeping the brand alive. Long live the the O-ring.....
Steeler appeared in the last one I saw, so maybe they'll be adding more Joes in cameo roles...
Is ripcord dead!!!!!!!!!!! He can't be bring him back!!!!!!!!
why dd they rip off the Ateam for this new joe show. will there be more then 5 joes in the truck, not just the cameos of joes. as to me the story line is getting real old and i stopped watching it after what they did to breaker.
rip cord is dead!!!!!!!!! if they bring him back that would just be taking a step back.
Can we have the cobra security guys that are in suits? srsly.
And if so, can they ship any future troop builders in a quantity that people that don't have target stock times memorized can get some, or at least keep your own freaking online store stocked?
why doesn't Hasbro actually advertise there product via TV commercial any more?
oh and can Hit&run be considered as a character in G.I. Joe Renegades?
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While reading one of my favorite magazines yesterday, NATURAL HEALTH, I ran across a small list of facts about the flu compiled by a fellow writer, Kate Wertheimer. Depending on your propensity for yukiness, you may want to read this list with caution however, we're all out there together getting exposed to all those live viruses who often are being carried by folks with little if any sense about how contagious they are. We'll get to her list later, which was compiled in New Zealand. Apparently they do a great deal of research in most countries about the strains of viruses they can and will choose for their flu inoculations.
In this country, the good old USA, this research is coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia. Since the giving and receiving of the flu jab is an annual event, the CDC begins to look at the possibilities they questimate may be in our future for the coming year. Their appraisal and judgment is based on the previous year but must be done months in advance in order for the injections to be manufactured in time for the coming flu season.
Since strains of influenza are fluid, no, perhaps I should not put it quite that way since the results can be fluid indeed; rather let me say since the strains can be ever evolving and changing from month to month, the scientists and physicians at the CDC do the best they can. To quote from the official site of the CDC, "The seasonal flu vaccine protects against three influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. Three kinds of influenza viruses commonly circulate among people today: influenza B viruses, influenza A (H1N1) viruses and influenza A (H3N2) viruses. Each year, one of each kind is used to produce seasonal influenza vaccine."
Since I don't believe they have a crystal ball at the Centers for Disease Control, and have to plan many months in advance for the vaccine to be manufactured, it is a truly flexible, changing and fluid business. These various strains are ever changing and evolving. Those little buggers never stay still.
The flu shots are recommended for all people over the age of 6 months but especially advised for folks over 65; those with chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, autoimmune diseases, etc. 90% of the deaths from the flu are in this over 65 age category. The most popular version of the injection is made with dead virus, is injected into the upper arm and takes two weeks to build full antibody protection in our bodies. Some people have a local reaction such as redness or itching at the injection site for a day or two. Personally, I never have but some do.
There is a nasal mist version available and it may cause a runny nose, cough or sore throat and irritation for a few days. Apparently there is a "super" version of the injection for people over 65 as well as an intradermal version. This last one would be given just under the skin. Not sure why it is necessary but am certain they have a reason and use for it in some patients.
Those who should not get a flu shot are those under six months of age, individuals who are allergic to chicken eggs, those who already have a fever and infection (they should wait until it passes to get the shot) and any individuals who fit into the category which is quite rare of those who have had a severe reaction to the shots in the past. This would also include anyone with a history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Check with your doctor if you fall into any of these sub categories.
Flu shots are covered by most insurance plans both public and private and hopefully, you've already received yours for this year, wherever you live.
Your next goal and mine is to protect ourselves from others who already have the flu so we don't join them. With family members it's almost impossible to avoid contact unless you want to zip yourself into large bag but it's difficult to drive, to shop, etc. Realistically, we need to do a few things to keep safe and hope others have some degree of consideration and will do the same. We know they won't, but some considerate individuals out there among us will be thoughtful. Perhaps the following facts from the previously mentioned NATURAL HEALTH article will inspire you via the New Zealand scientists who also study the flu for their citizens.
1 in 4 people do not cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze. 3,000 droplets are expelled from a single cough and fly up to 50 mph. 40,000 droplets can be in one sneeze and may travel at 200 mph. If an individual is already ill with the flu, their cough or sneeze may contain as many as 200 million particles of flu virus. Now if you still feel like being out in public or visiting that sick relative just remember all of these disgusting facts and WASH YOUR HANDS, often and for at least 45 seconds. ..with soap.
Yesterday my little granddaughter showed me a smear on her sleeve and proudly stated it was from her nose. I said, "Yuk. Why didn't you use a Kleenex?" She shrugged and so it goes. Kids will be kids and they at least are learning to cover their cough with their elbows so now I guess we need to steer clear of elbows. It's a big infected world out there and for those of us who already have a parcel full of health issues it's vital that we not only wash our hands often but also take our daily share of the antioxidant vitamins. I also like some of the homeopathic medications for prevention such as a product by Boiron called Oscillococcinum. It's safe for everyone. You simply pop a dose under your tongue and let it dissolve. I buy it in bulk from Drustore.com or Amazon.com because it's less expensive but it's also at the your markets. The rest of our local family has been ill so I've been hitting it pretty hard lately. The flu can be frightening. Last year I had an intestinal flu so bad I would have gladly laid down and died just to escape. I did recover 19 pounds lighter. I felt like a human dispenser…don't ask.
Stay warm. Stay away from surfaces at the store, etc. Use those wipes they offer for the cart handles. Carry Purell or a bottle of handwash with you and definitely wash your hands as soon as you get home…first thing.
Okay, I'm doing all I can. Now, about the common cold…Oh, I just don't have the strength to go into it right now. Stay well.
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Let It All Bleed Out
Vote-buying allegations persist after Mexican electionBy the CNN Wire Staff
updated 1:40 PM EDT, Mon July 9, 2012
Mexico City (CNN) -- More than a week after Mexico's presidential election, the candidate who authorities describe as the runner-up said a partial recount was not enough to erase his doubts about the vote.
"We cannot accept these results," Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters Monday, vowing to file a formal complaint before a tribunal on Thursday, the legal deadline for challenging the election results.
Lopez Obrador asserted that presumptive president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto and his party bought millions of votes in the election -- an accusation party officials have denied.
"I am president by the majority decision of the Mexicans," Peña Nieto told CNN last week, noting that numerous world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, had called to congratulate him on his win.
An official tally of returns released after a partial recount by Mexico's Federal Election Institute last week confirmed that Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, received 38.21% of votes. Lopez Obrador, of the Democratic Revolution Party, garnered 31.59% of votes, election officials said.
The results remain unofficial until the country's electoral tribunal ratifies them.
The tribunal will have until September 6 to complete its investigation and ratify -- or reverse -- the official election results. The new president will be sworn in December 1.
Lopez Obrador has criticized the election and refused to concede repeatedly over the past week, echoing comments he made in 2006 when election authorities said the leftist candidate narrowly lost the presidential vote to Felipe Calderon.
After that election, the former Mexico City mayor claimed election fraud and never conceded, referring to himself as "the legitimate president of Mexico." Lopez Obrador's supporters protested nationwide. In Mexico City, they organized sit-ins and blockades.
Officials have called this year's election the most transparent in Mexico's history. It was the first election in which scanned copies of district-by-district election returns were posted on the Internet.
But accusations have arisen of electoral manipulation by the PRI.
Opponents of the PRI said they have video and photo evidence of the party buying votes through thousands of cards that could be redeemed for products at a chain of supermarkets.
An anti-Peña Nieto youth movement said it received 1,100 complaints of irregularities. And the group Civic Alliance said 30% of voters it surveyed reported witnessing at least one type of irregularity.
Mexican election regulators said they are investigating the allegations related to the gift cards.
PRI spokesman Eduardo Sanchez has called the claims "a farce," and accused political opponents of staging the videos and photographs purported to show vote-buying.


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THOSE of us in the pundit world tend to blather on about what happened yesterday, while often ignoring what happens every day. We stir up topics already on the agenda, but we falter at calling attention to crucial-but-neglected issues.
So here's your chance to tell us what we're missing. I invite readers to suggest issues that deserve more attention in 2014. Make your suggestions on my blog, nytimes.com/ontheground. I hope to quote from some of your ideas in a future column.
My own suggestion for a systematically neglected issue: mental health. One-quarter of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder, including depression, anorexia, post-traumatic stress disorder and more, according to the National Institutes of Health. Such disorders are the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada, the N.I.H. says.
A parent with depression. A lover who is bipolar. A child with an eating disorder. A brother who returned from war with P.T.S.D. A sister who is suicidal.
All across America and the world, families struggle with these issues, but people are more likely to cry quietly in bed than speak out. These mental health issues pose a greater risk to our well-being than, say, the Afghan Taliban or Al Qaeda terrorists, yet in polite society there is still something of a code of silence around these topics.
We in the news business have devoted vast coverage to political battles over health care, deservedly, but we don't delve enough into underlying mental health issues that are crucial to national well-being.
Indeed, when the news media do cover mental health, we do so mostly in extreme situations such as a mass shooting. That leads the public to think of mental disorders as dangerous, stigmatizing those who are mentally ill and making it harder for them to find friends or get family support.
In fact, says an Institute of Medicine report, the danger is "greatly exaggerated" in the public mind. The report concluded: "although findings of many studies suggest a link between mental illnesses and violence, the contribution of people with mental illnesses to overall rates of violence is small."
Put simply, the great majority of people who are mentally ill are not violent and do not constitute a threat — except, sometimes, to themselves. Every year, 38,000 Americans commit suicide, and 90 percent of them are said to suffer from mental illness.
One study found that anorexia is by far the most deadly psychiatric disorder, partly because of greatly elevated suicide risk.
Mental illness is also linked to narcotics and alcoholism, homelessness, parenting problems and cycles of poverty. One study found that 55 percent of American infants in poverty are raised by mothers with symptoms of depression, which impairs child rearing.
So if we want to tackle a broad range of social pathologies and inequities, we as a society have to break taboos about mental health. There has been progress, and news organizations can help accelerate it. But too often our coverage just aggravates the stigma and thereby encourages more silence.
The truth is that mental illness is not hopeless, and people recover all the time. Consider John Nash, the Princeton University mathematics genius who after a brilliant early career then tumbled into delusions and involuntary hospitalization — captured by the book and movie "A Beautiful Mind." Nash spent decades as an obscure, mumbling presence on the Princeton campus before regaining his mental health and winning the Nobel Prize for economics.
Although treatments are available, we often don't provide care, so the mentally ill disproportionately end up in prison or on the streets.
One example of a cost-effective approach employs a case worker to help mentally ill people leaving a hospital or shelter as they adjust to life in the outside world. Randomized trials have found that this support dramatically reduces subsequent homelessness and hospitalization.
Researchers found that the $6,300 cost per person in the program was offset by $24,000 in savings because of reduced hospitalization. In short, the program more than paid for itself. But we as a society hugely underinvest in mental health services.
Children in particular don't get treated nearly often enough. The American Journal of Psychiatry reports that of children ages 6 to 17 who need mental health services, 80 percent don't get help. Racial and ethnic minorities are even more underserved.
So mental health gets my vote as a major neglected issue meriting more attention. It's not sexy, and it doesn't involve Democrats and Republicans screaming at each other, but it is a source of incalculable suffering that can be remedied.
Now it's your turn to suggest neglected issues for coverage in 2014. I'll be back with a report.
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Letter, Wm E. G [William Goodnow] to My Dear Wife [Harriet Goodnow]
Author: Goodnow, William E.
Date: December 16, 1855
William Goodnow wrote from Shannon, Kansas Territory, to his wife Harriet in New England, relating details of recent political and military events in the Territory. Goodnow reported that he had participated in the election for the adaptation of the State Constitution as it was drawn up by the free state convention at Topeka. He added that the coming weekend would bring a convention in Lawrence to nominate state officers. Goodnow also communicated news of the end of the Wakarusa War and the restoration of peace in the area; he had no doubt that freedom would prevail.
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The Alaska Attorney General's Office Warns of a "Grandparent Scam" Targeting Alaska Seniors
February 29, 2012
(ANCHORAGE, AK) The Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Attorney General's Office has recently received increased reports from victims of a "grandparent" scam targeting elderly Alaskans. Scammers have been calling grandparents in Alaska posing as grandchildren injured in car accidents in different countries. The callers, who often claim they sound different due to broken noses or other injuries, say they are in the hospital or jail and pressure grandparents to wire thousands of dollars through Western Union to pay medical bills or damages so they can return home. They often persuade grandparents not to talk to other family members about the "grandchild's" need for help. Unfortunately, by the time the victims realize they were contacted as part of a scam the money is long gone.
There are other variations of this imposter scam, including instances where the caller knows detailed information about the person's family. The scam is not limited to grandparents; callers may claim to be friends, nieces, nephews or other family members. The callers are usually overseas, using untraceable cell phones and fake identification. Scammers often request payment through wire transfer because once the money is sent it cannot be recovered.
"Regardless of the details, these types of scams take advantage of the love and concern people have for family members, and the consequences can be devastating" said Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty.
The Consumer Protection Unit advises anyone who receives this type of call to hang up and not send any money. If there is any question that a relative may be in need of assistance, check with family members to verify that information.
For more information or to file a complaint, please contact the Consumer Protection Unit at (907) 269-5200 or visit www.law.alaska.gov/consumer/ or www.ftc.gov/bcp/.
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In today's slowing economy, e-tailers are having to work tirelessly to get their businesses' names out in front of potential customers. Many are now experimenting with the controversial strategy of paid placement on search engines. Sounds good in theory-who wouldn't want a secure spot in the lead position in search results?-but with a few consumer groups crying foul, some entrepreneurs are wondering whether paid placement is really worth it.
of survey respondents consider pop-up ads more annoying than spam
Generally speaking, paid placement means a company pays a fee to a search engine to guarantee that links to its Web site will appear in the first few listings of relevant search results. Pioneered by GoTo.com, the strategy sidesteps the traditional way companies earn listings-by submitting their URLs and the categories they'd like to be listed in to search engines, along with a small fee.The search engines then place the listings in the directory based on unbiased standards-such as the autonomous groupings of editors or the results from software programs designed to rank related sites-with the most popular appearing first. In some cases, entrepreneurs even pay consultants to help their Web sites get higher rankings.
This objective approach is still being used, but an increasing number of companies are discovering the benefits of paying for placement. According to Danny Sullivan, editor of Search Engine Watch, an online newsletter, "Paid placement on search engines offers an incredibly easy way to gain very targeted traffic."
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One of the most cost-efficient ways to pay for placement is to sign up with a company that provides search results to other sites, such as GoTo.com or FindWhat.com. Advertisers on such sites bid for placement in search results based on their chosen keywords. Their bids are based on the amount the advertisers will pay each time a customer clicks on their listings in the results from a search engine that uses one of the companies' listings.
While prices are based on bids, listings can run between 1 cent and $10 per lead, with an average of about 16 cents per lead. Both GoTo.com and FindWhat.com also charge minimum monthly fees. Costs usually correspond to the popularity of terms and where entrepreneurs want their results positioned. For example, if an entrepreneur chooses a very popular term that will likely create a lot of clicks-such as "Viagra"-it will probably cost several dollars per click to be listed first. However, being tops under a less popular term, such as "aspirin," might cost just 10 to 15 cents per click. You can save even more money if you're content with being listed No. 5 under "aspirin"-which may cost about 5 cents per click.
Another paid-placement option is to work directly with search engines. Yahoo!, for one, now leads off its search results with five paid spots. Google also features sponsored links-but styles them to resemble paid advertising. In addition, Excite has its own internal program that supplement listings from FindWhat.com, as does AltaVista with GoTo.com.
Experts say companies that provide listings to search engines are the best bet for entrepreneurs, because the search engines are themselves likely to charge higher monthly minimum fees and involve ad reps. Plus, with a listings provider, your site shows up in many places on the Internet. GoTo.com, for example, claims its listings reach nearly 75 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience.
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Not everyone, though, is happy with paid-placement arrangements. Commercial Alert, for example, a Portland, Oregon-based national nonprofit anticommercialism group, filed a deceptive advertising complaint with the FTC earlier this year against eight search engines for placing ads in their results without clearly indicating that they were indeed ads. "[They] look like information from an objective database selected by an objective algorithm. But really they are paid ads in disguise," the complaint states.
Named in the complaint are seven search-engine owners: AltaVista, AOL Time Warner, Direct Hit Technologies, iWon, LookSmart, Microsoft and Terra Lycos. Some of those companies' search sites refer to their paid links as "Featured Sites," as opposed to "Sponsored Sites."
"These search engines have chosen crass commercialism over editorial integrity," says Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert. "We are asking the FTC to make sure that no one is tricked by the search engines' descent into commercial deception. If they are going to stuff ads into search results, they should be required to say that the ads are ads."
Ruskin says that by concealing the fact that such listings are really just ads, search engines appear to be violating the federal prohibition against deceptive acts or practices. This omission falls within a line of deceptive advertising cases, in which the FTC sought sanctions against companies caught hiding the fact that ads were ads.
Ruskin says not all search engine companies have adopted deceptive advertising practices. For example, Google clearly notes that its paid placements are "Sponsored Links," and it will not place paid ads within its search results.
Obviously, though, search engine companies believe their listings are labeled clearly enough-and they haven't stopped their paid placement practices. But in the opinion of industry expert Sullivan, "Some of the [search engines] could use less ambiguous language."
For now anyway, paid placement-even the kind not labeled as such-is still a legal way to promote your business. Should you use the technique? It's up to you.
Melissa Campanelli is a marketing and technology writer in Brooklyn, New York.
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Problems with Atonement: The Origins Of, and Controversy About, the Atonement Doctrine
Liturgical Press, 2005 - 144 pagini
The origins of atonement are found in Paul's writings. Popular Christian theology has understood them to mean that God demanded a bloody victim to pay for human sin. In Problems with AtonementStephen Finlan examines the Christian doctrine of atonement and current debates about it. He considers its biblical foundation in Pauline texts, the Old Testament background, and the theological questions under discussion about atonement. He provides ancient historical background and raises questions, such as whether the Incarnation must be understood through the lens of atonement.
Chapters are Chapter 1: Sacrifice and Scapegoat," "Chapter 2: Paul's Use of Cultic Imagery," "Chapter 3: Atonement afterPaul," "Chapter 4: Rationalizing the Atonement Doctrine," and "Chapter 5: The Incarnation."
Stephen Finlan, PhD, is an adjunct professor of New Testament at Seton Hall University and Fordham University. He is the author of The Background and Content of Paul's Cultic Atonement Metaphors(Society of Biblical Culture, 2004)."
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One of the kids' favorite activities in the summer time is throwing on a bathing suit and heading over to Depot Park to play in the town fountain. It never disappoints! It's hard to keep Bella off the train -- which has open sides that make it easy for her to climb out onto the top/fall to her death -- but the water usually keeps her occupied.
And who doesn't love having water shot into his butt?
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As I mentioned in a previous post, I have been wanting to write something on this idea of "coaching in the moment" for a while now. What do I mean by "coaching in the moment"? Well, to start, it is something some coaches can do while others can't. Coaches who can "coach in the moment" have a keen pulse for the game, a sense of flow, they are able to react immediately to a player error or an error by the officials or a new/changing circumstance and mostly, these coaches have the ability to be with their players in the moment.
When I think about which coaches have this ability, I think of the following:
- Bill Belichick
- Mike Tomlin
- Jeff Fisher
- Mike Holmgren (of past years, not 2008)
- Tony Sparano
- Mike Smith
- John Harbaugh
- Jeff Fisher
- Ken Whisenhunt (except when he plays the Patriots)
- John Fox
- Sean Payton
- Tom Coughlin (now, Coughlin does get an occasional clueless look, but erases it fast in favor of finding answers).
- Mike Shanahan (usually)
- Andy Reid
- Mike McCarthy (2007)
These coaches have an ability to mentally search their brains for answers quickly. And if they can't come up with an answer themselves, they know who to talk to and what to do to at least try something different. They won't settle for the blank stare, the deer in the headlights look. There are some coaches who resort to this look way too often and these are the coaches who simply aren't in the moment…they aren't on top of things. Below are some of the coaches more prone to this glossed over stare:
- Mike Sherman (king of this)
- Lovie Smith (just behind Sherman here)
- Brad Childress
- Rod Marinelli
- Wade Phillips (rarely has a look OTHER than deer in the headlights)
- Romeo Crennel
- Marvin Lewis
- Norv Turner
- Herm Edwards
- Mike McCarthy (2008)
When I look at the above 2 lists, I would say that I mostly wouldn't have a problem if any of the coaches from the first list coached my team. Conversely, I wouldn't want any of the guys on the second list as head coach of my team. I recognize that most of the coaches on the 2nd list have losing records but I'd say that their inability to coach in the moment contributes at least in part to their team not winning enough. One thing about the first list of coaches is that with each of these guys, if there are player errors, you know heads will roll and the players will be held accountable. With the second list, there is a good chance accountability is less of a coaching priority.


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Make it Possible: Huawei Device Unveils its Global Consumer Branding Campaign at Mobile World Congress
Feb 24, 2013, 09:01 ET
Announces full-year sales revenue of USD 7.5 billion and over 127 million devices shipped in 2012
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 24, 2013 /CNW/ - Huawei Device, the consumer business group of Huawei Technologies, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, launched its global brand campaign today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013. The company also announced full-year global sales revenue of USD7.5 billion, a 10% increase from the previous year, as well as more than 127 million devices shipped. To build on its success in 2012, Huawei's new 'Make it Possible' brand initiative aimed at consumers worldwide will be a top focus for this year as the company shifts gears to be recognized as a global consumer brand.
In 2012, out of 52 million handsets shipped, 32 million were smartphone shipments, representing an increase of 60% from the previous year. The company also shipped 50 million mobile broadband (MBB) devices and 25 million home devices during the 12 months. Huawei experienced unprecedented growth in the fourth quarter of 2012 with shipments of 10.8 million, an increase of 89.5% year-on-year, securing the number three position for smartphone vendors globally, according to IDC data.
"At MWC last year, we launched the product name of Ascend, and introduced a series of flagship products. Today at this same platform, we are strengthening the brand promise of our products with our new brand campaign, 'Make it Possible'," said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group. "This gives us strong momentum to focus our efforts to be a leading smartphone brand in the coming years. I am excited that 'Make it Possible' not only defines who we are, it also represents the desire for extraordinary experiences from consumers around the world."
The 'Make it Possible' campaign embodies the spirit of Huawei as it combines expertise and imagination to make the impossible, possible. Beginning at MWC 2013, the campaign will be rolled-out in selected markets around the world throughout the year, and will encompass such touch-points as retail experiences, online activities, and media engagement. 'Make It Possible' is a result of extensive consumer research conducted in global markets, where consumers have indicated their desire for accessible and affordable cutting-edge products from Huawei Device.
At the MWC, Huawei also showcased "Make it Possible" with a visual installation of a solid, heavy floating medal cube, measuring 0.9m by 0.9m by 0.9m, the largest installation of its kind to date.
In 2012, more than 5,000 dedicated Huawei retail counters were set up in 45 countries and territories around the world. The company also recently concluded its most ambitious global product marketing campaign, where the campaign targeted millions of consumers in 45 markets from 15 regions.
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As at the end of 2012, Huawei's products and services are deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population. Huawei has also set up more than 20 R&D centers around the world in countries such as the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India, and China. Consumer business is one of Huawei's three business groups offering a range of products that include mobile phones, mobile broadband devices, home devices, clouds, and consumer chipsets. With more than 20 years of rich business expertise in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, an extensive global network, vast global business operations and partners, Huawei Consumer Business Group, through Huawei Device, is dedicated to bringing the latest technology to consumers, offering a world of possibilities and creating extraordinary experiences for people everywhere.
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Filed under: Election 2012, Media Bias, News the Media Doesn't Want You to Hear, Politics, Progressivism, The United States | Tags: Democrats' Battle Plan, No Convention Courtesy, The Republican Convention
Protocol? Nevermind. Tradition? Old fashioned. Courtesy? A "quaint code of etiquette." Forget it. Presidential candidates have traditionally kept a low profile during their opponents convention, but Democrats are going all out with high-profile events to counter the Republican convention next week in Tampa. The President, Michelle Obama, the Vice President and leading congressional Democrats have all scheduled high-profile events to compete with the formal nomination of Mitt Romney.
Democratic operatives say their blitz will be the strongest yet. As The Hill reports:
With Romney and the Republicans scrambling to defend Romney's tax history and undo the damage from Rep. Todd Akin's (R-Mo.) recent comments on rape and abortion, Obama and the Democrats don't want to give the GOP a weeklong opening to shift the discussion back to jobs and the economy — Obama's chief vulnerability heading into November's elections.
Well, my goodness. Do you think those nasty Republicans might want to talk about jobs and the economy? Mitt Romney's tax returns are just ever so much more important. I hear he even had a Swiss bank account that he reported to the IRS. Would anyone there have any incentive to look closely at the Swiss bank account of the President's opponent? Consider it thoroughly examined, vetted, and can we get any sillier? Somebody has been reading way too many spy thrillers.
I know it is hard for Democrat operatives to grasp, but they are dealing with two pretty straight-arrow people. That's just the kind of men they are.
There's a hurricane that may also disrupt the convention, or maybe not; but if it doesn't, the anarchists have threatened to attack the venue with all their power.
Never fear, the Democrat media will be on hand to report every misstep, gaffe, slip of the tongue, or overheard conversation. They may have become a little testy when Obama has been unavailable for questions for more than two months, but he made a "surprise" visit to a press conference just this week, and even answered some questions. ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper admitted to conservative talk-show host Laura Ingraham that he "thought the media helped tip the scales" for Obama. "Sometimes I saw with story selection, magazine covers, photos picked, [the] campaign narrative, that it wasn't always the fairest coverage." *
*The once "Big Three" networks are going to offer only one hour of coverage of the convention each night, and they are ignoring Monday night entirely." At 10:30 Monday night, Ann Romney is scheduled to take the stage in her husband's four-day introduction to the nation. But tens of millions of people will not be able to watch." according to the New York Times. Total War includes small sneaky steps as well.
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Lawyers are reviewing the decision to deny legal aid for the family of a woman whose shooting by the police sparked the 1985 Brixton riots to be represented at the inquest into her death.
Cherry Groce was paralysed below the waist when she was shot in 1985. She was accidentally shot by officers seeking her son Michael during an early morning raid on her home. She died in April 2011, aged 63, having spent 26 years in a wheelchair.
A Legal Aid Agency spokesman said: "The Legal Aid Agency is currently reviewing its decision in this case."
It comes after the Groce family, accompanied by their local MP Chuka Umunna, presented the petition of more than 129,000 signatures at Number 10 today, demanding they should be granted legal aid for the inquest in June.
Mrs Groce's son Lee Lawrence was 11 years old when he saw his mother shot.
He said: "Today our family broke a 30-year silence and sent a clear message to David Cameron that 130,000 people want to see the justice we have been so cruelly denied.
"It's wrong that we can't get legal aid to get to the bottom of why our mum died. We hope that this outpouring of support shows that this case is firmly in the public interest."
Mr Umunna, Labour MP for Streatham, said there is "huge public interest" in this case along with the "injustice visited upon Cherry Groce and her children" to argue that the decision whether to reverse the denial of legal aid should be made by Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling personally.
He said: "The family of Cherry Groce has suffered for three generations from the injustice that was Cherry's shooting by the Metropolitan Police in 1985.
"The initial decision to deny the legal aid assistance this family needs was both perverse and wrong - the family has suffered enough and the Lord Chancellor should reverse this decision without delay and give them the legal support that the other represented parties are being afforded by the taxpayer.
"The initial determination that it is not in the public interest to award legal aid in these circumstances is perverse: there is a clear public interest here which is why over 130,000 people have signed the petition in support of the campaign."
Dozens of civilians and 10 police officers were injured in the unrest on the streets of Brixton, south London, following the shooting.
Days later, disorder broke out on the Broadwater Farm housing estate in Tottenham, north London, following the death of another black woman, Cynthia Jarrett, who collapsed with a stroke after police raided her home. Pc Keith Blakelock was stabbed to death during the subsequent rioting.
Inspector Douglas Lovelock, the marksman who shot Mrs Groce, stood trial in 1987 charged with inflicting unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm, and was acquitted.
Documents obtained by Channel 4 News, ahead of the inquest, have revealed that pathologists for both the family and the police concluded there is a causal link between the shooting and her death.
Her family's request for legal aid for representation at the inquest has been denied, prompting them to start a petition on online platform Change.org which they delivered to Downing Street today.
The petition says: "Without legal aid we will be financially excluded from participating, which means we are not able to adequately and effectively take part in such a complex case and it is unfair to expect us to do so whilst the other three interested parties are being publicly funded."


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Some of my first and strongest memories from my childhood relate to cars. I still remember when things happened based on what car I was driving at the time. I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California and now live in Tennessee. I was a Corvette fanatic for years but then re-discovered vintage American Muscle. My wife, Katrina, and I decided we wanted to focus on unique and rare muscle cars. After a lot of research we fell in love with the Ford Blue Oval Aero Cars. These were only built in 1969 and and aerodynamics became an important part of winning races. The only purpose of these limited production cars was to win NASCAR races using the Boss 429 and 427 power plants complimented with a special, wind cheating, aerodynamic body. The Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II are terrific and historic cars. This site is devoted to these car and their owners past and present. We provide an Online Registry for recording the long term history and ownership of every remaining Talladega, Spoiler and Spoiler II.
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23rd Annual Pontiac Uprising
The Heartland roars with Pontiac thunder
For the past 23 years, the Greater Wichita Pontiac Club has hosted Pontiac Uprising, a show-and-go event that draws Pontiacs and their owners from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas for a weekend of sportsmanship, camaraderie, and good ol' Pontiac fun.
Last year's event was no exception. The festivities kicked off on Friday, October 6, 2012, with a tech seminar presented by former Pontiac dealership owner Byron Stout, and a silent auction, which netted GTOAA members Cap and Robin Proffitt a Snap-on Tools Mini Fridge.
The next day, Pontiac owners bundled up for the 40-degree temps, and headed out to Kansas International Dragway (KID) for drag racing and a Pontiac-only car show. The track opened its lanes at 8:30 a.m, allowing racers to get time runs in early. Meanwhile, Pontiac show cars filled the pit area, all vying for bragging rights and competing for coveted trophies.
Pontiac Uprising always has a rain date, and for good reason. Before eliminations began, inhospitable rain parked itself over the track, effectively shutting down the drag-race program and forcing many attendees back to the host hotel for informal impromptu receptions.
"Racers came back Sunday with bright clear skies and 57-degree perfect racing weather," notes Jim White, who photographed the event for HPP. "The returning racers and crowd were not disappointed either. It was round after round of good racing."
The 24th Annual Pontiac Uprising will be held October 4-5, 2013, and the host hotel is the Best Western Inn Airport Inn in Wichita. For more information, visit www.wichitagto.com or contact Tom Wilhite at (316) 788-0514.
HPP wishes to thank Cap and Robin Proffitt for their help in compiling this story.
For more information on The Annual Pontiac Uprising, visit www.wichitagto.com.


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In any city, in any country, go to any mental institution or halfway house you can get yourself to. When you reach the front desk, ask to visit someone who calls himself "The Holder of Confusion." The worker will initially ignore you, but if you wait for one full minute, she will rise and motion for you to follow her. After following her down a series of dimly lit hallways, you will come to a dead-end corridor with no doorways. The worker will motion to the end of the hallway, and promptly leave you without a word.
You must walk to the end of the hallway, without speaking a word. Once you reach the end, place your hands upon the wall to reveal that it is an illusion which you may walk through. If you are scared, or unsure of what is behind the wall when you step through, or have any doubts at all, you will simply walk off of the plane of existence forever, never to be heard from again.
But if you believe in yourself, and believe answers lie beyond the wall, when you step through you will appear in a bright white room with many paths. Some lead into the distance, others appear to lead nowhere at all, yet others appear to defy understanding, and lead to suffering that only the most damnable of all souls can comprehend.
The path you seek is the one that lies ahead of you. It appears to continue on for eternity. While walking, you must say nothing, no matter how long the trip appears to take, and should the room begin to darken halfway through your trip down the path, your only option is to sit down and weep silently, for you are now nothing more than nourishment for the most grotesque and cursed demon of them all.
However, if the room remains an almost unfathomably perfect white, your trip down the path will be without peril, and you will safely come to a door. At this point, you need do nothing, as the door opens to you to reveal a room which appears an impossibility. It is not big, but not small. Not lit, but not dark. It appears to be everything, and nothing. Equals and opposites are meaningless in this room. It is said that most who enter are driven to a maddening insanity and begin to claw their own flesh off, or disembowel themselves with their bare hands, all while laughing manically. Never dying, this will be their fate for eternity.
Should you manage to not be driven to insanity, you will notice a nondescript figure standing in the center of the madness. It appears to be human, yet at the same time, something much more hellish. You will not be able to comprehend this entity visually, but you must not repulse at its sight, nor can you say anything to it. It will begin to speak to you many events. Some of which you know are true. Others you know are lies. Some which you are unsure of. The entity will become increasingly agitated that you are ignoring its nonsense. You MUST refrain from saying anything at all, until the entity falls silent briefly, and then asks:
"What would you do, if they were all brought together?"
To this, you must very firmly reply:
"Everything that you would do. Including what you wouldn't."
The entity will stare at you blankly for a moment. If it doesn't believe you, it will simply walk away and leave you there, forever in darkness. If it does believe you, however, it will reach its hand out and give you a small, seemingly immaterial glowing object. This is the "Beast's Resolve."
That is Object 37 of 538. No matter how indecisive you are, no matter how unsure the world becomes, you alone must know what to do if they all come together.
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January seemed to drift on by whether we were aboard or not. It went by fast! January conjures up images of "winter work" to me. When one should sit and do that pile of stuff they couldn't do when the lawn needed mowing or things needed to be canned. My January list usually amounts to more items than there are days.
I moved my sewing machine up to the kids playroom and sat much of the month away cutting and sewing neutral things for the little one.
Though I thought I would always consider myself an organized person, somehow I have been relishing the sewing mess I've created amongst the kids play things. It really is a grand room with a grand mess. Henry and I blast records from "Child's Introduction to the Orchestra" to Neil Diamond's "You don't Bring Me Flowers" and of course if we are feeling the groove we will listen to "Sesame Street Disco" with Grover in his 1970's leisure suit on the cover.
And truthfully I'd be lying if I didn't admit not only do I try my best smoky voice to all the Adele songs but Henry knows all the words, too. It is a great way to spend January while the outside world spews out ice and snow and various shades of gray.
This outfit is probably my favorite which is why I haven't done the buttons yet, it needs eight buttons and we all know the chances of eight buttonholes coming out just fine are slim. When I am feeling optimistic I'll attempt them.
The little duckling is from an old transfer pack, using an old transfer is hit or miss, it took me a couple tries.
For the first time I played with some ink jet transfer paper. I took a picture from a children's book with my camera and after uploading and editing it I printed it on transfer paper- the kind that is like an iron on.
Ironing it on was almost too easy. I think I'm about to become an iron on freak.
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Small rustic cabins might become one of the best choice to make your little hideout into one of the best place to relax properly. A lot of people want to find somewhere nice and comfortable to enjoy, and that is by making their home looks neat and comfortable to begin with. Even so, some people prefer to have their own cabin as their summer house or just to make simple and small cabin on their backyard, and you might want to try this out as the best solution if you are looking for a good place to relax in peace.
Most people tend to go to the mountain or beach if they want to relax, especially if they are doing it with their family or friends to begin with. Even so, finding the best place to relax is not easy, especially if you don't have any kind of summer house to stay at, and ends up need to rent a place which cost a lot of money. This is why a lot of people prefer to stay at home, and they ends up making a fancy cabin on their backyard, and they just need to make it simple enough to let them enjoy it to the fullest without spending too much money on it.
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Get all the major supplies needed to make this project with the Winter Wonderland Album or you can order them separately.
Winter Wonderland AlbumBy LeNae Gerig
Designer Tip: To clean the stipple brush, rinse with water and then dry on a paper towel. If the colors of ink are similar, simply clean on a damp paper towel before changing colors.


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Newsbeuter is an open-source RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals. It runs on Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and other Unix-like operating systems. Newsbeuter's great configurability and vast number of features make it a perfect choice for people that need a slick and fast feed reader that can be completely controlled via keyboard.
A summary of some of its features:
- Subscribe to RSS 0.9x, 1.0, 2.0 and Atom feeds
- Download podcasts
- Freely configure your keyboard shortcuts
- Search through all downloaded articles
- Categorize and query your subscriptions with a flexible tag system
- Integrate any data source through a flexible filter and plugin system
- Automatically remove unwanted articles through a "killfile"
- Define "meta feeds" using a powerful query language
- Synchronize newsbeuter with your bloglines.com account
- Import and exporting your subscriptions with the widely used OPML format
- Freely define newsbeuter's look'n'feel through free color configurability and format strings
- Keep all your feeds in sync with Google Reader
Newsbeuter is the Mutt of RSS feed readers. Not convinced? See for yourself.
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Kovacs Kavachi
!--- This Section Creates the Black Box. --->
|Sheriff of Iowa City
|Tenacious, Feared (positional)
|Iowa City
|Humanity 00
|Player Name
Real Name: Kovacs Kavachi
Apparent Age: 28
Concept: He doesn't fit nicely into boxes.
Physical description: 5'11 black hair and beard. Lean with a number of tattoos.
Detailed Status:
Character Information
Known History
Kovacs Kavachi was born in some unknown part of eastern Europe. His parents are unknown to him all that he knows is that his blood comes from the gypsy line of the Phuri Dae. His parents left him with his "grandmother" an elder of that same bloodline when he was little older then a baby. Raised in a traveling kumpania he was blessed with the gift of foresight and was taught to harness his gift in the years of his youth studying with his grandmother various forms of divination, ways to see what a gajo was after in getting a reading from him and how to best bilk these marks. During these young years he traveled Europe with his new family until they hitched a ride on a boat from France during the late 1800's. While he spent most of his time with his grandmother learning the history and lore of his family he also enjoyed the brightly colored bashes the tribe would throw. During one such party, when a number of the kumpaniyi met to celebrate, he met and fell in love with a beautiful girl of the Urmen tribe. Fairy blood sang in her body and moonlight danced in her hair. As she spun through the camp and scarves danced around her body he saw them joined and wed. So as the party began to wind down he found her beside her wagon and made her his. With the passing of the new moon they were married. He taught her to read cards and tea leaves and the charts of the stars. As she taught him some of the scarf dance specific to the gypsy lineage.
A few years later when the kumpania had returned to
its place of entrance into the country[New Orleans] He was met in the french quarter with a man by the name of Vincent Cross. A leader of a promonent crimainal organazation he was having issues with some of the law enforcement in the area. After recieving a reading from Kovacs he turned the tides of his small battle with the law enfroment agents of New Orleans. In return he turned Kovacs and he joined the ranks of the undead.
When he returned to his caravan he went to his wife
and attempted to give her the embrace. His blood did not take and she died.When his grandmother found them like that him crying over her corpse she cursed her and as his gift brought them to this point she broke his gift cursing him with the Cassandra Complex. At this he left his caravan and his possesions with his grandmother to give to Lazras [his baby son] when he came of age. Wrapping his wifes talith about his neck he turned and left his family behind foreaver.
He spent the next few years wandering the American
wilderness honing his ability to survive on his own. He made a number of contacts among the other shilmulo and even found a place with them for a time. The week of nightmares ended that rather quickly. Before the madness of that week began his gift of sight showed him what was to come he saw the viscous battle that would ensue around his ancient liege and the powers that were brought to bear on him. He went to tell his new friends among his family but as always seemed to happen to him his elder did not believe him and when the first waves of madness and chimerical horror ensued they blamed him and tried to attack him just as the antediluvian died and cursed his childer to destroy each other. When the madness ended and the uncontrolled powers stopped he found himself on the floor of his elders court and his mouth tasting of potent blood and ash. Without looking back he fled to the west and found his way to Fort Collins Colorado. When he arrived he found a junkyard on the edge of town and found it owned by a ghoul of the prince an older man and rather quiet he ran what could be called a full service motel using sun proof trunks. He slipped inside and found his way to one out of the way car and hid himself within where he fell into the deep sleep of torpor.
He awoke a few months later filled with a powerful
hunger and was greeted by the great niece of the ghoul that had previously owned the scrap yard. It seems it had been passed on to her during the months of his sleep and she had taken to using prostitutes and homeless as food for her boarders. After sating his hunger he was asked in begging tones to embrace her, stating that her "business" was to dangerous for a mortal to run. Promising to find someone to give her the change and that until then he would help with the defense and protection of herself and her property. With this he began forming contacts with the kindred of the city helping those in need find there way to the scrap yard and safety when needed and helping cover the breaches of the masquerade whenever possible. His growing need to be hidden from those powers that destroyed the progenitor of his clan became his all consuming goal. He began spending much of his time with the mad seers of the Malkavian clan and the twisted monsters of the Nosferatu clan, this after he had helped the elder of their warren get to the scrap yard after being caught in some sort of fire fight with the sabbat. It was one of the mad men that he convinced to turn the girl in the scrap yard, named Snuffy by the surrounding area because of the prostitutes disappearing in her scrap yard and never returning to there pimps
JDoe Hank Frank Sergio Giovanni (deceased) Crickett Marriot Kolev Alex Rhodes Speedy
Vincent Cross
Character Inspirations
Jarlaxle Tyrion Lannester Takeshi Kovacs "It takes a thief" Discovery show


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
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Historical Period:
The 20th Century and Beyond
Nicholas Capaldi is the Legendre-Soule Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University, New Orleans, and was Professor at the University of Tulsa and Queens College, City University of New York. Among his books are Out of Order: Affirmative Action and the Crisis of Doctrinaire Liberalism; Affirmative Action: Social Justice or Unfair Preference?; and Immigration: Debating the Issues.


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The Kurri Kurri smelter started production in 1969 but traces its history back to 1936. Production at the site ceased in September 2012 and the smelter is now formally closed. Since the closure, Hydro has been planning for its demolition, remediation of the site, and redevelopment of the site – which is now underway.
The smelter was a significant employer in the region and part of the local culture and identity of Kurri Kurri, so Hydro aims to create a positive legacy for the site by preparing the land for industrial, business, and residential development, and by securing the conservation of a large proportion of the land. The following video provides a project summary and outlines the future plans for the site.
Project status
Clean up and decommissioning – COMPLETED
This low impact clean-up and decommissioning work could be done without any approvals. This work was undertaken prior to demolition work and is complete.
Stage 1 demolition – UNDERWAY
Development consent was granted by Cessnock City Council on March 15, 2016, and Stage 1 demolition work began in May 2017.
The work includes demolition of the majority of site buildings and structures, excluding structures such as the concrete stacks, buildings with a potential for reuse, buildings storing waste materials, and below-ground infrastructure. It is anticipated the southern part of the smelter will be finished by the end of 2019 and the remainder during 2020.
Stage 2 demolition - APPROVED
This work was approved by Cessnock City Council in May 2018. It includes the demolition of the tall stacks and the removal of below-ground infrastructure.
Early Works Remediation – TENDER AND CONTRACT AWARD
Smaller sites outside the smelter footprint have been identified for remediation. Remediation will make the land suitable for its use under the proposed rezoning. Contamination in these areas is not related to the smelter activities. Most of the contamination is because of other uses in the buffer zone, including farming use, the demolition of sheds or houses with asbestos and the former municipal landfill site on Hart Road.
The remediation process will include stockpiling contaminated materials in a location adjacent to the smelter site, backfilling any excavations with natural material, sampling and validating the soil that remains and achieving sign off from an independent accredited Auditor, that the land is suitable for its intended use under the proposed rezoning. The temporarily stockpiled contaminated material will be placed in the containment cell once available.
This work is about to go out to tender with work likely to commence in late 2018.
Smelter Site Remediation (SSD 6666) – UNDER ASSESSMENT
The application for remediation works is now in the process of being finalised.
This includes excavation of contaminated soils and the on-site containment of these, along with non-recyclable waste material. These works are considered to be a state significant development and require an environmental impact statement (EIS).
The EIS was on public exhibition in 2016 and open for community and agency feedback.
Hydro has finalized and submitted its Response to Submissions Report for review by the Department of Planning and Environment. The department will then make its recommendation and a formal determination process will follow. It is anticipated Hydro will be in a position to award the main remediation contract in the first quarter of 2019.
Rezoning – UNDER ASSESSMENT
The site covers around 1,900 hectares and is predominantly zoned as rural land. Hydro has applied to rezone around 215 hectares for employment activities, around 180 hectares for residential development, and around 1,250 hectares for conservation purposes. The remaining 235 hectares would remain as rural land.
The rezoning proposals were endorsed by both Cessnock City Council and Maitland City Council in 2015 and received Gateway approval in March 2016 (with conditions) from the DP&E under Section 56 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. One of the conditions was that the application for biodiversity certification related to the rezoning proposals must be resolved prior to a final decision. This certification is also currently under assessment.
Contact us
We invite you to please contact us if you have any questions, concerns, complaints or suggestions relating to this project.
The community reference group is another way to find out about the project. We urge the local community to be in active contact with CRG members and ensure that different perspectives are represented and feedback to the project team occurs.
+61 1800 066 243
Hydro Aluminium Kurri Kurri Pty Ltd
PO Box 1
Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
Updated: October 04, 2019


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NEW YORK - Despite previous studies hinting that calcium may help people lose weight, it doesn't seem to help teenagers shed pounds, a new trial suggests.
"The last 10 years of research hinted that calcium would bind to fat and take some of the fat out so you wouldn't absorb it," said co-author Connie Weaver, a nutrition professor at Purdue University. "We showed that didn't happen."
In the study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, more than 40 overweight teenagers were split into two groups and then randomly assigned to consume 1,300 or 650 milligrams of calcium a day. It either came from calcium supplements or was hidden in foods like frozen chocolate desserts containing milk proteins, fats and minerals (as opposed to whole milk).
For three weeks, both groups were placed on the same restricted diet of three meals and two snacks a day. Both groups got normal foods with enough protein, carbohydrates, fat and calories to maintain their weight. After a break, the groups resumed the experiment for another three weeks, with teens assigned to a different calcium intake level for the second stage.
In the end, researchers found no differences in body fat and weight between the two groups, suggesting calcium had little to no effect on weight loss among the teens.
They also tested the amount of calcium and fats the teens excreted and found no indication that calcium might help with weight loss by binding to fat in the intestines and preventing it from being absorbed.
The study's small number of participants and short duration are weaknesses, said Michael Zemel, who studies nutrition and obesity at the University of Tennessee.
"There have been recent comprehensive reviews that show calcium has a significant effect on body weight and body fat," said Zemel, who was not involved in the current study. "But those tend to be in adults."
Zemel suggested the findings this time may have been different because teenagers have different dietary needs than adults. "These are growing teenagers so they're using their calcium for growth," he told Reuters Health. "They have different energy needs than adults."
The US Department of Agriculture's Choose MyPlate guidelines recommend three cups of dairy a day for youngsters aged nine to 18. Some of the choices for dairy include a cup of low-fat or fat-free milk or yogurt, 1.5 ounces of hard cheese, two cups of cottage cheese or a cup of frozen yogurt.
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found nearly 70 per cent of children and teens drank milk, but 20 per cent weren't drinking low-fat milk.
Though Weaver agreed, "you need your milk or calcium for your bones," she believes that when it comes to weight control, adults and teens alike need to keep an eye on the scale.
"Use your scale to determine if you're eating the right amount calories compared to what you're burning every day," she told Reuters Health.
Zemel also thinks the scale tells the bitter truth. "Either you need to cut calories or increase physical activity if you want to lose weight," he said.


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Blogs in 'The Net'
The issue of net neutrality is one of paramount importance. With the all pervasive nature of the web and its exceptional proliferation it is no wonder that corporations will seek to profit. However, everyone must realize that the net draws its strengths from the fact that it provides a neutral platform for one and all.
For the lucky few (such as yours truly) who managed to join the Google+ bandwagon, we are now faced with a dilemma - the presence of too many social networks. And therein lies the need to manage and keep our social network in order.
Long term evolution (LTE) is coming to Singapore, and CommunicAsia 2011 gave us a chance to examine how LTE will make a difference in mobile connection speeds when it goes into full deployment.
So it was my turn to have OpenNet come over to run the optical fibre cable and install the termination box. I decided to take a few notes for those who've yet to have their internet infrastructure upgraded. Hopefully it would help you keep a few important considerations in mind. For those who've already upgraded, do add on your experiences.
WikiLeaks is at it again - tweaking the noses of governments around the world, especially the United States. With the help of technology and the internet, the secrets of the powerful are now open to scrutiny.


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|The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft after the Mists of Pandaria cleared.
- For the Druid version, see Nature's Swiftness (druid ability).
|Nature's Swiftness
|Usable by
|Casting time
|Instant cast
|2 minutes
|Talent tree
|Restoration, Tier 3
|Related buff
Nature's Swiftness is a Shaman ability from the Restoration tree. This ability, when activated, causes the next nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec to be instant. For example, activating Nature's Swiftness and then casting Lightning Bolt will instantly hurl a Bolt without that spell's normal 2.5 second casting time. Nature's Swiftness does not affect channeled spells.
- After activating Nature's Swiftness, a buff appears indicating the next cast will be instant. This buff will remain indefinitely until the effect is used, or until the player dies. The two minute cooldown will not begin until this buff is consumed.
- Nature's Swiftness buff can be dispelled / stolen.
- Activating this ability does not trigger the global cooldown.
- Spells that work with Nature's Swiftness are Healing Surge, Healing Wave, Chain Heal, Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Ghost Wolf.
Tips and tactics
- This spell can be very helpful when you need to cast an emergency heal spell.
- Allows an instant shift to Ghost Wolf form for escaping.
- Making a spell instant is an excellent workaround to counterspell effects and pushback.
- Nature's Swiftness can be dispelled or spellstolen. Because Nature's Swiftness doesn't trigger the global cooldown it can be used in macros to cast and instantly consume it to prevent this.
Patch changes
- Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): Cooldown is now 2 minutes, down from 3 minutes.
- Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Now shares cooldown with Elemental Mastery.
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